Access

Take the CHITA BUS bound for Okazaki/Higashi Okazaki station and get off at Higashi Okazaki Station (approximately 1 hr from the airport). The bus stop is located at the north entrance of the station. To reach the conference center, exit the south entrance of the station and walk straight up the hill for approximately 10 min. The conference center will be on your left hand side.

Take a Tokaido Shinkansen* ('bullet train') HIKARI or KODAMA and get off at Toyohashi Station (approximately 2 hrs and 30 min). At Toyohashi Station, change to the Meitetsu Railways Line (track #3)**. Take any train (the LIMITED EXPRESS trains are fastest, LOCAL trains are slowest) and get off at Higashi Okazaki Station (approximately 20 min from Toyohashi Station by LIMITED EXPRESS). Turn left (south) at the ticket barrier and exit the station. To reach the conference center, walk straight up the hill for approximately 10 min. The conference center will be on your left hand side.

*Note: there are three types of Shinkansen: NOZOMI, HIKARI, and KODAMA. KODAMA trains stop in Toyohashi, of the HIKARI trains only one stops there every two hours, and no NOZOMI trains stop in Toyohashi.

**Note: Japan Rail (JR), operators of the Shinkansen, and Meitetsu Railways are two separate train lines, though both are accessed through the same station building. You will need to buy a separate ticket in order to ride the Meitetsu train.

Alternative:

Take a Tokaido Shinkansen NOZOMI and get off at Nagoya Station (approximately 2 hrs). Transfer to the Meitetsu Railways’ LIMITED EXPRESS (track #4) bound for Toyohashi and get off at Higashi Okazaki Station (approximately 30 min). Turn left (south) at the ticket barrier and exit the station. To reach the conference center, walk straight up the hill for approximately 10 min. The conference center will be on your left hand side.

Take the JR Haruka airport shuttle train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Osaka Station (approximately 45 min) and change to the Tokyo-bound Tokaido Shinkansen*. At Nagoya Station (approximately 1 hr from Shin-Osaka Station) transfer to the Meitetsu Railways’ LIMITED EXPRESS (track #4) bound for Toyohashi and get off at Higashi Okazaki Station (approximately 30 min). Turn left (south) at the ticket barrier and exit the station. To reach the conference center, walk straight up the hill for approximately 10 min. The conference center will be on your left hand side.

*Note: all of the Tokyo-bound Tokaido Shinkansen trains stop at Nagoya.